about your fears, and don't discount his explanation when he insists he's more than happy to support you. The only one making you feel sad and guilty is YOU. You say you trust him, but after reading through your couples wants flirt post a few times, I tend to think you really don't. You trust him not to take advantage of you, but you don't trust that he's telling you the truth. You're too worried about him feeling like you're taking advantage of his generosity. However, it does sound like financial independence is critiy important to you and maybe he doesn't understand how much it means to you. And you don't understand how much he really wants to share with you. Look, a situation like this usually means you have to take the plunge, fully, and trust him; or you keep up the barriers so you can maintain your independence. If you plunge in, you can allay fears by talking with him often to check his assessment of how it's going. And then trust him to tell you the truth. And I'm sorry to bring up your composition again (I don't mean to beat a dead horse), but for future reference, please DO try to split your posts into paragraphs. For readers, it's easier to bite off a chunk, chew on it for a bit, swallow, and then bite off the next chunk. From what I read, you could have made at least paragraphs: An opening statement of your concern, a bit of history and description, and then your recent discovery and restatement of your concerns. enough about the writing lesson. I won't mention it again.